answer:
they all do.
sad, huh, that
lying bastard politicians have stopped even pretending to want anything but
power. they don't want to disclose what they'd do with it, they just stick to what's popular, stay as close to the
middle ground as possible while still offering up some sort of
contention with each other about issues it seems people are unlikely to ever reach consensus on (
abortion,
gun control,
social programs..).
bush and gore are
intellectually uninspiring actors. they offer little of substance. and
everyone claims to care about the children. maybe this is supposed to prove their sincerity, their humanity - tapping into the common perception of children as innocents, they put a sensitive face on whatever
calculated policies their party claims to represent.
i'd rather see a swarm of would-be presidents, all arguing
vociferously and
offensively, all trying to prove the things they really feel equate
utilitarianism, rather than taking the least argumentative route and challenging the
bovine populace (someone said it:
a person is smart; people are stupid) as little as possible. there's no choice - one may as well argue that coke is better than pepsi. same idea, same good and bad aspects, different
packaging.
our
leaders are not people with faith in their convictions. they're just little rich boys who grew up wanting to be famous and revered. they make decisions that change our lives based on how long those decisions will extend their
fame. show me a
political revolutionary who defended his or her causes without care for popularity and i will show you a long-buried corpse. the
presidential candidates look pretty on tv. they're good at kissing ass and making deals. they know shit about
vehement opposition. and that's sad because i for one would like to see a lot more of it.